Weibo Scraper API - Users, Posts, Search, Hot Search

Pull Weibo user profiles and posts, post comments/likes/reposts, keyword search across posts, videos, users, topics and images, and the hot-search and ranking boards. 30 endpoints, 1 credit each, structured JSON.

Weibo via Scavio

Pull Weibo user profiles and posts, a post's comments, likes and reposts, run keyword search across posts, videos, users, topics and images, and read the hot-search board and ranking boards. All endpoints return structured JSON.

When to trigger

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Read a Weibo user's profile (by numeric id or handle), their posts or original-only posts, their fans, following or videos
• Read a post in full, or its comments, sub-comments, likes or reposts
• Search Weibo by keyword - posts (advanced or realtime), videos, users, topics, images, similar terms, or an AI-assisted answer
• Read the hot-search board and the entertainment / life / social ranking boards
• Pull a named channel's popular content
• Do China-market social listening, trend spotting or creator/topic research on Weibo

Setup

Get a free API key at scavio.dev (50 free credits to get started, no card required):

bash

export SCAVIO_API_KEY=sk_live_your_key

If you do not have a key yet

An agent running this skill without SCAVIO_API_KEY set will get 401 on every call below. The whole path from nothing to a working key is self-serve:

1. Sign up at dashboard.scavio.dev - email or Google, no card required.
2. A key is created for the account automatically at signup. It is on the dashboard under API Keys, ready to copy.
3. A new account starts with 50 credits. Endpoints in this skill cost 1 credit each unless the table below says otherwise.

When the balance runs out the API answers 402 with a JSON body carrying billing_url. Topping up needs no code change - the same key keeps working. The smallest purchase is 2,500 credits for $25, and monthly plans work out cheaper per credit if the usage is steady rather than one-off.

Every request is a POST with a JSON body and:

text

Authorization: Bearer $SCAVIO_API_KEY

Endpoints

Base URL: https://api.scavio.dev. Every Weibo endpoint costs 1 credit.

User

Endpoint	What it returns
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/info	Profile details for a user by uid or custom handle
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/info-detail	Extended profile details
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/posts	A user's posts, with an optional detail level (feature 0-3)
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/original-posts	A user's original (non-repost) posts
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/fans	A user's followers
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/following	Accounts a user follows
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/videos	A user's published videos
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/video-collections	A user's video collection folders
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/video-collection	Videos inside a collection folder (cid)
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/search-posts	Search within one user's posts
POST /api/v1/weibo/user/recommend-timeline	The recommended home timeline

Post

Endpoint	What it returns
POST /api/v1/weibo/post	Full detail for a single post by id (optional full long-text)
POST /api/v1/weibo/post/comments	Top-level comments on a post
POST /api/v1/weibo/post/sub-comments	Replies under a post's comments
POST /api/v1/weibo/post/likes	Accounts that liked a post
POST /api/v1/weibo/post/reposts	Reposts of a post

Search

Endpoint	What it returns
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/advanced	Keyword search with type and time filters
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/realtime	Newest posts matching a keyword
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/videos	Videos matching a keyword
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/users	Users matching a keyword and filters
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/topics	Topics matching a keyword
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/pics	Image posts matching a keyword
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/similar	Related search terms and accounts for a keyword
POST /api/v1/weibo/search/ai	AI-assisted answer for a query

Hot / rankings / feed

Endpoint	What it returns
POST /api/v1/weibo/hot-search	The current hot-search board
POST /api/v1/weibo/hot-search/index	The top hot-search entries
POST /api/v1/weibo/rankings/hot-timeline	Trending posts over a time window (ranking_type)
POST /api/v1/weibo/rankings/entertainment	The entertainment ranking board
POST /api/v1/weibo/rankings/life	The lifestyle ranking board
POST /api/v1/weibo/rankings/social	The social ranking board

Key identifiers

• uid - a numeric user id (e.g. 7277477906). user/info also accepts a custom handle instead.
• id - a post id (e.g. 5092682368025584). Used by every post/* endpoint.
• User post lists paginate with page (and since_id where offered); comment/timeline endpoints paginate with max_id from the previous response.

Examples

python

import requests

BASE = "https://api.scavio.dev"
# Your key from https://scavio.dev. Load it from your environment or secret
# store in real code - keep it out of source control.
API_KEY = "sk_your_key_here"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

# 1. A user's profile, then their posts
info = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/weibo/user/info", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"uid": "7277477906"}).json()
posts = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/weibo/user/posts", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"uid": "7277477906", "page": 1}).json()

# 2. A post and its comments
post = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/weibo/post", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"id": "5092682368025584", "is_get_long_text": "true"}).json()
comments = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/weibo/post/comments", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"id": "5092682368025584", "count": 50}).json()

# 3. Realtime keyword search and the hot-search board
realtime = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/weibo/search/realtime", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"query": "yu7"}).json()
hot = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/weibo/hot-search", headers=HEADERS,
    json={}).json()

curl:

bash

curl -s https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/weibo/hot-search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCAVIO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Response shape

Every response uses the envelope { data, response_time, credits_used, credits_remaining }. data carries the user / post / search payload, with lists under keys like posts, comments, users, reposts and cursors for pagination.

Guardrails

• Every Weibo call is 1 credit, including one that comes back empty.
• user/info needs either uid or custom; the post/* endpoints need id. A missing identifier is a 422, not an outage.
• Paginate only with the cursor the previous response returned (page, since_id or max_id); stop when it stops advancing.
• Hot-search and ranking boards are point-in-time snapshots - re-fetch for a fresh board.
• channel-feed is retired: it returns 410 with code: endpoint_retired and is never billed. Use hot-search or rankings/hot-timeline for what is trending.
• Never fabricate follower counts, post text, comment text or user details. Only return what the API returned.
• Posts and comments are written by real people. Summarise; do not build profiles of individuals.

Failure handling

• 400 means malformed input. Fix and retry.
• 401 means the API key is invalid or missing. Check SCAVIO_API_KEY.
• 422 means a required identifier is missing (e.g. no uid/custom or no id). Supply it and retry.
• 429 means rate or usage limit exceeded. Wait before retrying. See rate limits.
• 502 means the source is temporarily unavailable - wait a few seconds and retry.
• If SCAVIO_API_KEY is not set, prompt the user to export it before continuing.